The incident happened five months after the collapse of Lucky Compound building which killed 74 people.

The developers, in their defence, claimed that the building was not constructed by them but by a former corporator who is dead now.

The Thane sessions court had been hearing the case for six months.

All of the accused had appealed to the high court thrice seeking bail.

Only Banno got bail in 2015.

Defence lawyer MJG Shaikh said, “We told the court that my client only installed doors and windows of the building. The building was constructed by a former corporator. Moreover, the corporation had demolished an illegal floor making the foundation weak.”

He added, “We had demanded that the section 304 (A) deaths due to negligence or accidentbe imposed on the four instead of 304. The court rejected the plea.”

He added that we it was an accident and the four were not responsible for it. “The courton Friday acquitted all four due to lack of evidence,” Shaikh added.